Anyone tips regarding removing the stuck HYDRAULIC LIFTERs in the cylinder head.
can not pull them out easily.

Try pouring a little Techron on them let and them soak to dissolve the carbon soot.
As long as they are not galled, they should then come out.
Chances are the oil passages in the head are clogged up with soot too.
Are you running stock EGR?
Are you running Mobil 1 0W-40? Bad stuff, too thin.
Does your oil meet C4+ spec?

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2006 Pearl Green CRD
Magnaflow 2 1/2" Cat Back
KJ Extra Leg Room Brackets, Carter Lift Pump, V6 Airbox, ORM
Fuel cooler, Oil Separator, Progard 7
Gauges EGT Boost Trans Temp Oil Pres, Michelin LXT AT2 245 70 R16
7,000# Draw Tight hitch, PML EX Deep Trans Pan
Centrifuge, SunCoast, Transgo, RAM TCM, InMotion Stage 2
Wife's 99 TDI VW Beetle

will WD40 help?
running the stock EGR, will modify
everything was clogged up.
cleaning everything with brake cleaner.
engine oil was valvoline 10W40

Are you running Valvoline 10-40w conventional oil? How long?

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TWO Identical 2005 Liberty Sport CRDS
#1 CRD, 174,000 miles. Eco tune, Samco hoses. Mobil1 0-40w used since day one
#2 CRD 143,000 miles. Bought used (unknown history) with 100,000 miles. Samco hoses.
Eco tune, new rockers, and 5 volt glow plugs installed at 124,000 miles

almost 20k i drove with this oil. first time and last.
and i think that why my rockers and lifters are broken.
oil degradation

was that 20k miles without an oil change or did you change the oil at 3k miles..
also was the diesel oil or gas oil?
just wondering

wd40 might work..PB blaster would be a better choice..so would ATF and Acetone mixed 50/50..


-dkenny

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84 BB school bus, DD8.2L turbo ->the transmission died..too expensive to fix..it'll be heading to the scrap yard..4/11)..Bus gone to Scarp 8/23/11
06 Liberty CRD
'99 dodge ram 2500 quad cab, 4x4, 24v
all Biodiesel powered when its warm enough

20000 km is the motor oil interval for an oil change in Europe
wd40 and brake cleaner did help to loosen those lifters

20000km or 12500miles is the Schedule A oil change interval. To follow Schedule A requires a set of driving conditions that are almost impossible to meet. IMHO in the unlikely event you do truely meed Schedule A conditions that using the Schedule A oil/filter change interval is just asking for trouble. For the price IMHO it's much better to use a change interval more like that of Schedule B or about every 6000miles.

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Sold to LOST member my 05 Ltd, GDE Stg II turbo + TCM tune, SunCoast TC w. Transgo kit, Steiger window regulators, Samcos, Fumoto valve, 2nd gen filter head with Lub. Spec. bleeder, Hayden clutch & 11 blade fan, inverted spare, P-1 battery, BF Goodrich Long Trail TAs, Etecno1 glow plugs, timing belt at 50K miles/8 yrs

To get broken lifters out, Try using a 90 deg pick. That's how i had to remove one.

And start using Mobil 1 0w-40!

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05 Liberty CRD Sport with Leather 115k
GDE ECO, No EGR, no FCV, (system gone)
Oil Drain plug P/N 090-039
K&N Air Filter, 2nd gen Fuel filter head
NEW Rockers & lifters
Mobil 1 0w-40
Stant 13519 195 deg inline Thermostat.
0 281 002 845 MAP
Etecno GX3123 7v Glow Plugs
Advance Gold 800CCA Battery
Traded it for a Quality VW TDI